The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Liu Youliang stopped his wife. He was calmer and had more thoughts on his mind.

He remembered what Chen said years ago, that she made a fortune by selling charcoal from her mother's family. Could it be that she became rich from this and had enough money to buy a mule cart and send her three children to school?

Although the three from the second house were also his grandchildren, he should have been happy that they could go to school and learn to read.

But people's hearts are always biased. For many years, he has been wholeheartedly supporting the descendants of the first wife and has not taken the second wife seriously.

Seeing that several children who were not valued by him were able to go to school, while the two grandchildren of the eldest wife were idle at home, he felt as uncomfortable as his wife.

What makes me sad is why it was not the grandson of the eldest wife who could go to school, and why the Chen family, who should have been poor, became rich!

Liu Youliang called his second grandson Changxing over and said, "Go to your second uncle's house and call your second aunt over, and tell her that I have something to ask her."

He originally wanted to call his second daughter-in-law in the name of the old woman, but when he thought about the fight between the two of them last time, which was almost a falling out, he thought that using the name of the old woman might not be enough to call her over, so he simply said it was his own idea.

He believed that no matter what the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was, he, as a father-in-law, still had some authority in front of Chen.

Changxing walked out of the door with heavy steps.

Naturally, he also heard that his second aunt's three cousins ​​were going to town to study, and he felt mixed emotions.

This was what he had always dreamed of, but it fell on the three little guys whom he always looked down upon.

Why was Second Aunt able to suddenly send all three children to school, instead of letting Changping go alone?

For a moment, Changxing felt jealous and even resentful of his three cousins. He even hoped that his grandfather could stop them. It would be best if no one went to study and became like him!

When Chen Cui heard someone knocking on the door, she opened it and saw Changxing with a gloomy look on his face. She knew it was definitely not a good thing.

Sure enough, "Second Aunt, Grandpa asked you to go back to the old house. He has something to talk to you about." Changxing said.

"Did your grandfather tell you what happened?"

In fact, Chen Cui could almost guess that it was related to sending her children to school and buying a mule cart.

After all, the fact that he had been bringing several children in and out these days could not be concealed from anyone. The whole village was watching him, and the people in the old house were not blind or deaf, so they would find out sooner or later.

Even if other people are jealous, at most they can just say a few words behind the back, but the people in the old house can really do something.

Given the character of Liu Youliang and his wife, it would be strange if they didn't get angry when they saw the second wife, who was supposed to be in such a poor and shabby state, was trembling like this.

Especially old Mrs. Zhou, who had an even more twisted mind. It was obvious that Eryong was her biological son, and Changping and the others were her grandchildren, but the old woman just couldn't stand seeing them do well. It seemed that only if the second house continued to fall into poverty could it be proved that they were not wrong to treat it poorly in the first place.

If the second branch continues to be silent and poor, they might say, see, I knew that this branch of theirs could not be helped, so I did not place my hopes on them.

But if the second house shows an upward trend and even develops beyond the old house, doesn’t that mean they made a mistake in choosing to support the first house?

Then they would be unhappy!

Chen Cui had an idea in mind, so she picked up Suisui and followed Changxing to the old house.

When she entered the yard, she saw Liu Youliang sitting in the main room with a serious face, but Old Zhou was nowhere to be seen.

"Dad, what do you want to talk to me about?" Chen Cui asked calmly.

Liu Youliang snorted coldly, "You recently bought a mule cart and sent three children to school. You have become very popular in the village. I thought you had forgotten about me and your mother!"

Chen Cui knew that this person was here to call her to task, so she responded calmly, "Dad, where did you get that from? How could I forget you and Mom?"

"Let me ask you, where does the money come from to do these things?" Liu Youliang asked.

"I made the money from selling charcoal for my mother's family." Chen Cui used the same old excuse.

"Since you have money, why don't you think about honoring me and your mother?" Liu Youliang said righteously.

"Dad and Mom are in good health, my elder brother and his wife are filial and considerate, my daughter-in-law is clumsy and can only take care of a few children, so I won't go to you two to help much. Don't worry, I will send you the pension food and money by the end of the year, there will be no shortage."

When the family was divided, it was agreed that Liu Wende got most of the property and was responsible for supporting the two elderly people. Liu Eryong gave the elderly people 200 kilograms of grain and 800 coins at the end of each year, which was his share.

What he should have given last year, he deducted from what he was entitled to and gave to the old house as soon as the family was divided. This year has just begun, and it is far from the time to show filial piety.

Liu Youliang felt a little angry when he saw that his second daughter-in-law was so careful.

Then, he thought about it and asked again: "Are you still burning charcoal this fall and winter?"

Chen Cui sneered in her heart. It seemed that they were targeting the charcoal she burned. She replied, "It depends on my mother's family. What do I know as a woman? It's because my father and brothers in my mother's family took pity on me that they took me to make money. I can't make the decision on this!"

Liu Youliang was speechless.

He originally thought that since Chen made money by burning charcoal last year, there was no reason for her not to do it this year. However, her three children had all gone to school, so there would definitely be a shortage of manpower to do the charcoal burning. He would then arrange Changxing and Changrong to go over and help her.

Whether they will be paid or not is another matter. The most important thing is to let them learn the skill of charcoal burning. Then, the two grandsons who were unable to go to school will have a skill, and they will have a place to stay in the future, and I will have to worry less.

But who knew that Chen was such a stubborn person who never made any mistakes in what she said.

Even so, Liu Youliang still refused to give up. He said in a deep voice: "Changping and the other three are all going to school. If we need to burn charcoal, there will definitely not be enough people. When the time comes, let Changxing and Changrong help you. It can also be regarded as a filial piety to you, their aunt."

Chen Cui saw that even though she had made it so obvious, he still didn't give up and was still trying to force his two nephews to her. Wasn't he just trying to learn how to make charcoal?

She simply said, "Dad, this method of burning charcoal is a secret of my mother's family. It is not suitable for outsiders to be present. Changxing and Changrong are not suitable to go."

Seeing that she spoke frankly, Liu Youliang simply revealed his thoughts: "Ms. Chen, don't forget that Changping and the other three are surnamed Liu. You are the daughter-in-law of the Liu family, so you should be loyal to the Liu family. Even if the three of them are studying now, they will need the help of their uncle and brothers when they work in the future. Changxing and Changrong are brothers connected by blood. You taught them the method of burning charcoal, and it didn't benefit outsiders. When they become rich in the future, they will not forget you, their aunt."

Chen Cui sneered in her heart: Do you think I am a fool?